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BODY = BRAINPart 2: Embodying Social & Emotional Intelligence
Take a Stand
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Personal QualitiesEI: self-mastery
Somatic competency: Centering Interpersonal Skills
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Roadmap
Courage Take a StandResilience
Purposeful Action
Change
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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Self-Awareness
Empathy Social Skills
Self- Motivation
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Awareness Action
Self-Mastery
adapted from Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence
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TAKE A STAND
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ALICE’S STORY
http://www.polyvore.com/standing_up_for_yourself/thing?id=53468667
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POSTURE COMMUNICATES
http://www.indiabix.com/body-language/leg-barriers-gestures/http://www.characterdesigns.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6147&sid=defaa5f2a5a9f2ddbb820e628ae54499
http://www.supercoloring.com/pages/strong-man-is-proud/
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PSOAS
http://www.crossfitsouthbay.com/2012/01/muscle-spotlight-psoas/
http://www.psoasuniverse.com/psoas-and-back-pain.html
http://www.oralchelation.com/calcium/DegenerativeHipJoint/p7.htm
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Psoas
Psoas is a deep core
muscle that
impacts organs & nerves
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PSOAS & FEAR
http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/how-to-run-away-from-all-your-problems/ http://www.mirablack.com/2011/06/running-away-with-the-circus-pg-1/
fight / flight / freeze actions
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PSOAS & SAFETY
http://stresseraser.com/science-of-the-stresseraser
Parasympathetic
SNS
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PSOAS + DIAPHRAGM
http://www.sciencepicturecompany.com/search.html?q=psoas&Search=Submit+Query
http://davidlasnier.com/2012/my-favorite-breathing-exercise
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3 DIAPHRAGMS
http://davidlasnier.com/2012/my-favorite-breathing-exercise
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/10/why-voices-squeak-during-puberty/
image source: Staugaard-Jones (2012):
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POSTURAL STABILITY
Breathing contributes to stability & mobility of body & mind
Breathing high in your lungs (aka “hamster breathing”) activates SNS and creates instability in the whole body
Pelvic misalignment and psoas strain can also activate SNS
Structural alignment & diaphragms working in sync activates PSNS and creates stability
Healthy breathing patterns are dependent on all three diaphragms plus a healthy psoas and a balanced pelvis
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POSTURE IMPACTS...
Stability and mobility of body & mind
ANS function
Emotional response flexibility
Ability to embody dignity and take a stand
Behavior, sense of agency, and hormone balance
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POSTURE IMPACTS BEHAVIOR
PhysiologicalPsychologicalBehavioral
http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/power-poses-really-work-25322/ image source
Amy Cuddy
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THE BIG IDEA
Posture impacts brain and behavior
Habitual posture or structural limitations to posture will affect your whole body-mind state and may limit your ability to take a stand (remember: stress response is tied to social communication)
This is one of the reasons informed touch & bodywork is so important!
Centering is not ABOUT posture, but it is EXPRESSED through posture
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PRINCIPLES FOR PRACTICE
Create structural balance in the hips & pelvis
Soften and strengthen the psoas
Release restrictions to breathing
Practice an open, expansive posture
Center around what you care about
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REFLECTION / FIELDWORK
Next time you’re somewhere busy (grocery store, airport, train station) watch people walking. What does their posture communicate about their mood? Their ability to take a stand?
Change your pelvic tilt for a day. Walk, sit, and stand with your hips tilted either more forward or more back than is typical for you. How does this impact your breath? Your mood? Your sense of agency?
Try explaining to a client how posture, pelvic tilt, and breathing all affect stress response and subsequent action. Alternatively, you could try writing a few paragraphs about this.
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RESOURCES & REFERENCES
Carney, D; Cuddy, A; Yap, A (2010) Power Posing: Brief non-verbal displays affect neuroendocrine levels and risk tolerance. Association for Psychological Science
Carter, R, et. al. (2009) The Human Brain Book, DK
Cottingham, J; Porges, S; Richmond, K (1988) Shifts in pelvic inclination angle and parasympathetic tone produced by Rolfing soft tissue manipulation Physical Therapy 68: 1364-1370
Koch, L (2012) The Psoas Book, Guinea Pig Publications
Goleman, D (2006) Emotional Intelligence: 10th Anniversary Edition, Bantam
Parker, S & Winston, R (2007) The Human Body Book, DK
Staugaard-Jones, J (2012) The Vital Psoas Muscle: Connecting Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Well Being, North Atlantic Books
Strozzi-Heckler, R, (2007) The Leadership Dojo: Build Your Foundation As An Exemplary Leader, Frog Books
Strozzi-Heckerl, R (1997) The Anatomy of Change: A way to move through life’s transitions. North Atlantic Books
Taylor, MJ (2011) The Three Diaphragms Model YouTube video Matthew J Taylor Institute
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Purposeful Action Personal QualitiesInterpersonal Skills
SI: empathy, social skillsSomatic competency: Presence
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Roadmap
Communication Coordination Conflict ResolutionConnection
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